MUSKEGON, MI – Jalon Ladrick Merriweather, a 19-year-old Muskegon man, is facing a murder charge in the death of Rayshun Day, a 24-year-old shot in June on Hume Avenue near Reynolds Street in Muskegon Heights.

According to Muskegon County Prosecutor D.J. Hilson, a warrant was issued Tuesday morning, Aug. 5, charging Merriweather with open murder, carrying a concealed weapon and a felony firearm count. Merriweather was expected to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon.

Merriweather was arrested July 24 on a weapons charge and has been in the Muskegon County Jail since that time awaiting a preliminary hearing. Additional investigation led to the murder warrant.

Hilson said the charge resulted from investigation by a task force including the Muskegon Heights Police Department, Muskegon Police Department and Michigan State Police, including statements from people who witnessed the shooting.

"I'd like to thank the hard work of law enforcement, and the citizens deciding to do the right thing and come forward and cooperate," Hilson said. "All those combined factors have made this (charge) possible, and I'm certainly going to continue to encourage folks who have information on these other cases that have not been solved yet to come forward and do the right thing."

Hilson said a motive isn't known at this point, and it's unknown whether Merriweather and Day knew each other.

Day was shot in the head around 2:25 p.m. June 24. He died several days later at an area hospital.

John S. Hausman covers courts, prisons, the environment and local government for MLive/Muskegon Chronicle. Email him at jhausman@mlive.com and follow him on Twitter.